How to Create a Recovery Drive | Windows 10

Limitations of this Recovery Drive

A recovery drive is a great tool to have on hand; however, it is important to understand the limitations of what said recovery drive will actually recover. This is not a replacement for backup software.

Let me be clear: a recovery drive will not recover your user files, documents and databases. Nor will it recover the installed applications.

It also will not recover a user password. For that you will require a password recovery disk

Can you create a windows 10 recovery disk from another computer?

Maybe you are wondering, Can I create a recovery drive on one computer and use it on another? The short answer here is YES.

The recovery drive will be used in cases where it is otherwise impossible to reinstall Windows 10. You will boot to this recovery drive and follow the simple prompts to reinstall your OS.

Hardware, and specifically hard drive, failure is the most common use for this type of recovery drive.